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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
Anice
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From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
Barholm
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From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
courage
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From this reading “I had never thought of such courage before.”
Curate's
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From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
door
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From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
down
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From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
downstairs
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From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
exhaustion
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From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
face
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From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
go
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From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
Grace
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From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
greet
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From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
ground
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From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
Joan
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From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
lodgings
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From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
Lowrie
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From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
night
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From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
observed
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From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
physical
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From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
pony-carriage
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From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
said
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From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
saw
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From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
seen
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From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I had never thought of such courage before.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had never thought of such courage before.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
turned
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From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
window
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From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
yesterday
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From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
